Natural resources are a pillar of Chile’s open and market-oriented economy. Chile is the world’s largest copper producer and a major
exporter of agricultural, forestry and fishery products. Sustained economic growth and investment in environmental infrastructure have
helped improve the well-being of the population over the last 15 years.
However, Chile’s natural resource-based economic model has started to show its limits. Strong growth has been accompanied by increasing environmental pressures. In response, Chile has strengthened its environmental institutions and policy framework. Policies must be
implemented rigorously over the next decade to fully deliver their positive effects on the environment.
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